Turned shoe



(No Model.)

. G. H. HARLAND.

' TURNED SHOE.

Patented Sept. 17, 1895.

Unirse S'rnrns nrnnr @erica GEORGE HENRY HARLAND, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TURNED SHOE.

Y SPECIFIGATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,323, datedSeptember 17, 189 5.

Application filed August 10, 1894@ Serial No. 519,964. (No model.) t

To @ZZ whom may concern.-

Be it known that l, GEORGE HENRY HAR- LAND, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at Detroit, in the county of l/Vayne and Stateof Michigan, have invented a ne7 and useful Turned Shoe, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in turned shoes.

The object. of the invention is to cheapen and improve the constructionof such shoes and to provide a shoe which will not Wear out at the toeand that has no scams underneath the toe to injure the foot.

The invention therefore primarily contemplates a specitic constructionof turned shoe that is especially designed for the use of intants andchildren, in order to protect the toes from undue chafing on seams Whileat the same time protecting the front end of the vamp from wearing out;and to secure these desirable results the invention provides at the rbeskived or thinned to facilitate the operafront end of the shoe abroad atbearingsnrface that is disposed at j ust such an angle that the samewill come in contact with the floor when the child is creeping orcrawling.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the completed shoe.Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan of the shortenedvamp, and Fig. 4 is a plan of the elongated sole.

Like numerals of reference indicate corre- .spending parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l represents the vamp, which may be of any of the customary forms andmay be either of a separate piece or integral with the quarters of theshoe. The vamp is shortened at the toe, as shown at 4, or, in otherWords, is of less length than the shoe 1.o be constructed.

2 represents the quarters, which in this instance are separate from thevamp and comprise two pieces-wiz., the outside and inside quarters.

3 represents the sole, which is of the ousyposes of the inventionWhether the style of the shoe be the laced, buttoned, or gaiter class.The upper thus prepared is mounted on a last or form Wrong-side out. Theelongated ,sole 3 is then applied,and the sole and upper are stitchedtogether by any preferred means.

The elongation or extension 5 of the sole 3 .iis bent to meet theshortened end of the vamp and stitched or otherwise secured thereto.rl"he last or form is then removed, andthe vshoe is turned right-sideout.

A spring or other form of heel may be aprplied to the shoe after turningit a heel should `be desired.

The fiat elongated portion 5 ot the sole may tion of bending it to anobtuse angle from the Vbody of the sole and sewing it to the shortenedvamp, and when a moderately thick sole is used this method is desirable,as it also makes a neater iinish at the point of union of the vamp andthe end ot' the sole.

By reason of the above-described improvement the upper can be out to titthe shape of the foot accurately, inasmuch as the downturned portion ofthe vamp is omitted and is replaced by the upturned portion of the sole,and in addition to this advantage it will be seen that the puckering ofthe vamp contiguous to its point of attachment to the sole at the frontis avoided, said puckering in the ordinary construction being due to thecontraction of the vamp, which is necessary at the point of attachmentto the sole. Furthermore, the front portion of the vamp is pro tectedfrom Wear by the upturned portion of the sole, and when the improvementis used in connection'with childrens shoes this ad- 9Q5 vantage is ofspecial importance, for therea- ICO of the sole is connected to thefront edge of the vamp being arranged at the upper portion of the frontof the toe of the shoe does not receive the pressure of the foot, andhence does not inconvenience the wearer, and in order to strengthen theupper at its point of attachment to the extension of the sole, I employan ordinary form of exterior tip or reinforcement, as shown clearly inthe drawings, Figs. l and 2, the upper edge of the extension and thefront edges of the vamp and tip being stitched together.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of constructionwithin the scope ofthe claim may be made without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In constructing shoes embodying the vital principles of the invention itwill be understood that the sole 3 Will be formed from such stock andmaterial generally employed for such purpose and which is sufficientlystiff to resist Wear and retain the proper shape of the shoe. The upper,comprising the quarters and vamp, is formed from comparatively thin andlight stock, which is pliable to conform to the shape and movements ofthe foot without inflicting pain and causing inconvenience to thewearer. It is Well known that the toe of shoes receives the greatestWear, and particularly is this the case with infants shoes. Hence it isa desideratum to protect this point, which is effected in a simple andeficient manner by the present invention, by extending the front endportion of the stilitcned sole beyond the prescribed outline of theinished slice a sufficient distance to form and provide a stiffened toewhen said extended portion is bent at approximately a right angle to theplane of the sole to meet the shortened vamp to which it is stitched.The edges of the vamp and quarters are brought to the plane of the soleand stitched to the edge portions thereof in the ordinary manner.

A shoe of the improved construction embodies astiened sole, Whose partsare in substantially the same plane, except the stiftened toe-piece, andan upper of light pliable material, having the edges of the quarters andvamp terminating or brought to the plane of -the sole and attached tothe edges thereof by stitching in the ordinary manner, the vamp beingshortened and attached to the edge of the upturned stiffened toe-piece.In these particulars the present invention distinguishes essentially andmaterially from moccasins as heretofore constructed, which have the soleand upper formed of substantially the same material, the edge portionsof the sole being upturned and crimped and attached to the shortenedquarters and Vamp.

What I claim is- As an improved article of manufacture, a shoecomprisinga stiff sole having. all its parts in substantially the sameplane except the front end, which is extended beyond the prescribedoutline of the finished shoe and bent to form a stilfened toe, and anupper, comprising quarters and a vamp, of comparatively thin and pliablematerial and having its lower edges brought to the plane of the sole andstitched to the edges thereof, the front end of the vamp being shortenedto correspond With the said outline of the shoe and stitched to the edgeof the said upturned stitiened toe, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aftxedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE HENRY HARLAND.

Witnesses:

E. W. RICHARDS, J. G. HARLAND.

